Mads World: The Tour de France has 21 opportunities

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The last few days have been a long waiting game, sat in the team hotel and just watching the time slowly tick by. We've been keeping busy with some rides in the morning and then media obligations in the afternoon, followed by massage and dinner. On Thursday things ramped up a bit with the presentation and then meeting with the Tour but you can feel the excitement is starting to build, even if this Tour has a different feel to it.

A big moment for me was when I received my Tour de France book. You get these at every race you do but this one is more special than all the others. It's basically a rider's bible for the next few weeks. It tells you what the profiles are like on each stage, the climbs, the sprints and every little detail you need to know.

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